פירוש על ישעיהו 30:30

and the laying down of His arm This is not an expression of resting but an expression of placing, posement in O.F. Comp. (Exod. 10:14) “And placed it (וַיָּנַח) throughout the entire boundary of Egypt.” The placing of His might He will show in a flame by which the armies of Sennacherib were burnt.

And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard. The people will be frightened, as they are when they hear the thunder.⁴⁹This remark of I. E. seems to have been intended for the next verse.

bursting (נֶפֶץ) an expression of more intense breaking, (shattering).

ונחת And the lighting down. Comp. ותנחת and it cometh down (Ps. 38:3).

And shall show to all people.

בזעף With the indignation. The preposition ב governs also the nouns נפץ ,להב, etc.

נפץ With scattering. Comp. תנפצם thou wilt scatter them (Ps. 2:9).

And hailstones. A figurative expression.⁵⁰This remark is made, probably because of the hailstones mentioned in Joshua 10:11., which in fact destroyed the army of the five kings marching against Gibeon, while in the destruction of the Assyrian army hailstones were not employed.